Professional colleges in Karnataka State, affiliated to the state run
Universities, admit students to the Government seats in Medical, Dental and
Engineering Educational institutions through Karnataka Common Entrance Test(CET)
every year. A parallel entrance test is held by the Karnataka Private Medical &
Dental Colleges Association under the name of Consortium of Medical,
Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka (COMEDK). This is used to
fill management quota seats of certain engineering/medical/dental colleges in
Karnataka. For the year 2007, non-Karnataka students (students not eligible to
be considered in the Karnataka quota) were not allowed to appear for CET,
instead they could appear for the COMEDK examination.

Karnataka Common Entrance Test

The Karnataka Common Entrance Test is
conducted for the purpose of determining the eligibility / merit, for admission
of Karnataka candidates to the First year of full time courses in Medical,
Dental, Ayurveda, Unani, Homoeopathy, Naturopathy & Yoga, Engineering,
Technology and Architecture courses ( based on NATA score), in
institutions within the State of Karnataka.

ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY FOR OPEN CATEGORY:

For Medical / Dental courses

The applicant should have passed Karnataka 2nd PUC / 12th std. or equivalent
exam with PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY & BIOLOGY as optional subjects and with
ENGLISH as one of the languages of study.

Minimum 50% aggregate marks in the PCB group and should secure not less
than 50% marks taken together in PCB subjects in the Common Entrance Test.

For Ayurveda / Homoeopathy / Unani / Naturopathy & Yoga courses

The applicant should have passed Karnataka 2nd PUC / 12th std. or equivalent
exam with PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY & BIOLOGY as optional subjects with ENGLISH

Minimum 50% aggregate marks in the PCB group,irrespective of marks obtained in
the Common Entrance test.

AGE

For admission to Medical / Dental / Ayurveda / Homoeopathy / Unani /
Naturopathy & Yoga courses, the candidate should have completed the age of
17 years as on 31st December of the year

MERIT FOR ADMISSION:

Medical and Dental courses -marks obtained by candidates in
PCB subjects taken together in the Common Entrance Test.

Ayurveda / Homoeopathy / Unani / Naturopathy & Yoga / courses-marks
of PCB of both qualifying examination and the Common Entrance Test taken in
equal proportions.

Pattern of Karnataka CET -2007

The Common Entrance Test - 2007 was held on ONE day in three different
sessions. It was an objective type test with no negative marks.